Screen Australia commits $12.8m to 46 new dramas and bold local screen stories

Screen Australia funds $12.8m for 46 diverse new dramas, films, and series.
Tony Armstrong, co-creator of Shilling It. Image: Screen Australia.

Screen Australia has today announced AUD $12.8 million in funding for 46 new narrative projects, spotlighting stories that reflect Australia’s diversity, and aim for strong local and international appeal.

The slate spans feature films, TV series, web series, and co-productions. Altogether, they illustrate a shift in Screen Australia’s funding towards stories with idiosyncratic settings, under-represented communities, and genre-hybrids.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com